Class B First-hand BFRO #5232

Hunters have unusual late night experience near Willow Creek

April 1961 between 6pm and 7pm, dark I Believe Willow Creek, Calif., Humboldt County, California 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions camped under a large pine beside a mountain dirt road after their car slid near snow. After dark in the tent they heard grunts, loud breathing and bark crunching as something large circled the tent on two feet. After firing shots from the tent and finding nothing outside, they later heard a long loud high-pitched scream some distance away, then slept until morning and found no footprints in the bark.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Build src
huge
Posture src
walking on (2) feet

Facts & provenance

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Date
April 1961
Stated BFRO report #5232 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
between 6pm and 7pm, dark
Stated BFRO report #5232 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
I Believe Willow Creek, Calif., Humboldt County, California
Stated BFRO report #5232 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.94, -123.63 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 5232 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #5232 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #5232 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #5232 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 60% confidence
Witness was
bear hunting and camping overnight
Stated BFRO report #5232 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a sasquatch
Stated BFRO report #5232 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #5232 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and noted extra details about size, bipedal movement and lack of odor or tracks.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-11-04 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash db0aa8001af8
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

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